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Table 5 Number of facilities with at least one staff of each HCP cadre (n = 6)

From: A descriptive survey of substance use treatment facilities in Uasin Gishu County Kenya

Staff qualifications

Government

Private for profit

Total n(%)

Psychologists

1

5

6 (100.0%)

Addiction counselors

1

5

6 (100.0%)

Nurses

1

2

3 (50.0%)

Psychiatrists (full-time and on-call)

1

3

4 (66.7%)

Other doctors

1a

3

4 (66.7%)

Social workers

1

3

4 (66.7%)

Occupational therapists

1

1

2 (33.3%)

Nutritionists

1

2

3 (50.0%)

Physiotherapists

1a

1

2 (33.3%)

Community health workers

0

1

1 (16.7%)

  1. aPhysiotherapists and other doctors were not fully stationed at the substance use unit within the government based facility but were available for consultation from the other hospital departments when needed